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发帖数: 7506 | 1 【 以下文字转载自 Military 讨论区 】
发信人: TravisBickle (Travis), 信区: Military
标 题: musk下一个项目是全球用卫星通互联网
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Nov 8 13:25:12 2014, 美东)
Elon Musk’s Next Mission: Internet Satellites
SpaceX, Tesla Founder Explores Venture to Make Lighter, Cheaper Satellites
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk shook up the automotive and aerospace
industries with electric cars and cheap rockets. Now, he is focused on
satellites, looking at ways to make smaller, less-expensive models that can
deliver Internet access across the globe, according to people familiar with
the matter.
Mr. Musk is working with Greg Wyler, a satellite-industry veteran and former
Google Inc. executive, these people said. Mr. Wyler founded WorldVu
Satellites Ltd., which controls a large block of radio spectrum.
In talks with industry executives, Messrs. Musk and Wyler have discussed
launching around 700 satellites, each weighing less than 250 pounds, the
people said. That is about half the size of the smallest communications
satellites now in commercial use. The satellite constellation would be 10
times the size of the largest current fleet, managed by Iridium
Communications Inc.
To be sure, the venture would face large financial, technical and regulatory
hurdles, and industry officials estimate that it would cost $1 billion or
more to develop the project. The people familiar with the matter cautioned
the venture is in its formative stages, and Mr. Musk’s participation isn’t
certain.
Messrs. Musk and Wyler are considering building a factory to make satellites
, the people said. One of the people said initial talks have been held with
state officials in Florida and Colorado about locating the factory.
In addition to Mr. Musk, WorldVu is seeking a satellite industry partner to
lend expertise to the project, this person said.
http://online.wsj.com/articles/elon-musks-next-mission-internet | M*******c
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